Injured Coenie Oosthuizen inflicted further pain by clumsy medic
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Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen is on the way home from Dublin after a nightmare start to a disastrous match at the Aviva Stadium, which the Springboks lost 38-3 to Ireland. Oosthuizen was dominated in a double tackle just 50 seconds in.
Oosthuizen was smashed in the tackle by Johnny Sexton and debutant Bundee Aki. Scans have since revealed that Oosthuizen will be out for a good few months, after he tore his ACL and MCL ligaments in his knee, a horrific start to the tour for the tighthead prop.
He has been replaced in the squad by number eight, Duane Vermeulen.
To add insult to injury, quit…